Directions and levels: movement
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can combine travelling sideways and using different levels.
Key learning points
- Move: making the different levels clear to an audience involves precision.
- Think: selecting which actions to use to travel sideways requires effective decision-making.
- Feel: self-discipline enables us to try hard and focus on improving the quality of our ideas.
- Connect: clear actions support clear communication.
Keywords
Sideways - to the side, horizontal
Level - the height of an action, high, medium or low
Location - a particular place or position
Common misconception
Travelling sideways can only be performed by a side step.
There are many different ways to travel sideways, e.g. shuffling, stretching, wriggling, jumping.
Teacher tip
Use a simple text book to illustrate how words are arranged and the conventions we use for reading and writing.
Equipment
Suggested music.
Content guidance
Risk assessment required - physical activity
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Prior knowledge starter quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which of the following letter shapes is an example of a curved pathway?
Q2.What is another word for accurate or detailed?
Q3.What do we mean by performing one at a time?
Q4.What are you doing if you decide what, when and how to do each action when creating a dance?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What are the three levels used in dance?
Q2.What is another word for ‘horizontal’?
Q3.What is selecting the actions you will use an example of?
Q4.How can we create interesting actions for travelling sideways?
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The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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